Championship

Championship | Gameweek 45

May 1, 2021 at 3pm UK

Deepdale

Preston
2 - 0
Barnsley

Storey (38'), Evans (49')
Whiteman (58')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Helik (45+1'), Dike (72')

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The Match

Match Report

Jordan Storey and Ched Evans struck for North End.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Preston North End and Barnsley, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Barnsley win with a probability of 51.34%. A draw had a probability of 26.8% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 21.82%.

The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.63%) and 1-2 (8.92%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.35%), while for a Preston North End win it was 1-0 (8.55%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood.

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Barnsley
21.82%	26.84%	51.34%

Both teams to score 43.37%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

39.94%

60.06%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

19.72%

80.28%

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

56.77%

43.23%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

20.51%

79.49%

Barnsley Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.41%

23.59%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

42.33%

57.67%

Score Analysis

Preston North End 21.82%

Barnsley 51.33%

Draw 26.83%

Preston North End	Draw	Barnsley
1-0 @ 8.55% 2-1 @ 5.18% 2-0 @ 3.59% 3-1 @ 1.45% 3-2 @ 1.05% 3-0 @ 1% Other @ 1.01% Total : 21.82%	1-1 @ 12.35% 0-0 @ 10.2% 2-2 @ 3.74% Other @ 0.54% Total : 26.83%	0-1 @ 14.73% 0-2 @ 10.63% 1-2 @ 8.92% 0-3 @ 5.12% 1-3 @ 4.29% 0-4 @ 1.85% 2-3 @ 1.8% 1-4 @ 1.55% Other @ 2.44% Total : 51.33%

How you voted: Preston vs Barnsley

Preston North End

38.1%

Draw

33.3%

Barnsley

28.6%